Dog with brick tied to leg rescued from Mich. river,

[The Straight Story]

DEARBORN HEIGHTS, Mich. - A reward of $6,000 is being offered for information leading to the conviction of the person who tried to drown a dog in Michigan's Rouge River, according to CBS Detroit.

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The station reports Dearborn Heights police received a call August 26 about a dog in the Rouge River with a brick tied to his leg. Police responded to the scene and rescued the Labrador-retriever they've nicknamed nicknamed "River."

Elaine Greene, director of the Dearborn Animal Shelter, said in a statement that the person who threw the defenseless dog in the river should be considered dangerous.

The animal, who is believed to be about 2 years old, was taken to an animal shelter where he will eventually go up for adoption, according to CBS Detroit.

The Humane Society of the United States reportedly offered $5,000 in addition to the $1,000 reward offered by the Dearborn Animal Shelter for the conviction of whoever is responsible in the case.


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[joeybee12]

1. For$6k I'll capture the culprit for him and do some other stuff to him...

Naw, I'd do it for free...sicko.

Glad the doggie's ok.

[lumpy]

2. As a kid, I witnessed a bag of new born puppies being thrown in a river. It was not uncommon

for dog mushers to rid unwanted dogs/puppies from their teams. They only wanted the best dogs, of course.
Hopefully that practice no longer exists- Happened many years ago. Dogs have been recognized for being our best friends over the years and get their due respect.

[BoWanZi]

6. I remember a family saying that they used kittens for hunting practice, that stuck with me

I was a young kid, about 8 or 10 years old. My dad had a friend who lived on a farm in the country and I don't remember anything else about the visit to this family other than one of the kids saying that they used kittens as hunting practice. Mind you I really don't have anything against hunting for food (which they did) but I loved cats/kittens and that really stuck a chord with me.

Its the only memory I have of that family. I think their cat had a litter or something and they told me what was going to happen to the kittens.

[redstatebluegirl]

3. How about attaching a cinderblock to his leg and throwing him in the river?

[shenmue]

4. Glad he's safe

Some people suck.

[bobclark86]

5. Oh, Jesus...

you tie it to the NECK, NOT the LEG! Also, you do that with puppies, not 2-year-old dogs. That dog is old enough to deserve a bullet to the base of the skull, or at least a cinder block.

Amateurs. Deserve to get caught...

(because some people might not get the without the smilie).